Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton: how their winning seasons compared

By Alastair Jamieson Published: 8:00AM BST 19 Oct 2009 Jenson Button Team: Brawn GB Number of wins: Six Winning season: Started 2009 with a brand new team after Honda pulled of F1, a victim of the credit crunch and tailed off after a good start before recovering enough points to win. Winning race: Brazilian Grand Prix Best moment: At the Australian Grand Prix, Button led the race from start and his team-mate came second, the first time a team had scored a 1-2 finish on their debut since 1954. Worst moment: At the Japanese grand prix he was demoted five places, for failing to slow for a yellow flag and finished 8th. Quote after victory race: “I’m world champion, baby!” Celebrity girlfriend: Currently seeing underwear model Jessica Celeste Michibata, 24. Once engaged to former Fame Academy contestant Louse Griffiths, 26, but called it off after two years. Born: Frome, Somerset Age: 29 Hobbies: Keen on mountain biking and body boarding and recently recorded a time of 2 hrs 7 minutes at the 2009 London triathlon which involved a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride and, lastly, a 10km run. Inspired by: F1 engineer Ross Brawn Pedigree: Named by his father, former rallycross driver John Button, after a Danish colleague, Erling Jensen. Has a single GCSE in French. Won the British Open Kart Championship at the age of 11. BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Was awarded BCC Sports Personality Newcomer of the Year in 2000 for finishing in eighth place in his debut F1 season Lewis Hamilton Team: Vodafone-McLaren-Mercedes Number of wins: 5 Winning season: 2008 started with a win in Australia but had an erratic season, securing victory only at the final lap of a nail-biter of an end-of-season race in Brazil. Winning race: Brazilian Grand Prix Best moment: Overtaking Timo Glock of Toyota on the very last lap, giving him more points than Felipe Massa. Worst moment: Receiving racist abuse from blacked-up Spanish fans at a pre-season race. Quote after victory race: “It’s pretty impossible to put into words” Celebrity girlfriend: Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of Pussycat Dolls. Born: Stevenage, Hertfordshire Age: 24 Hobbies: Lewis lists his hobbies as playing the guitar, music, and training. Inspired by: McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis Pedigree: He was named after American sprinter Carl Lewis. His father Anthony, a former railway worker, held down three jobs to pay…

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